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  1. What have you learned in nursing school that was utter nonsense?

    ebrooks1013 replied to TheMiss's topic in General Nursing

    Prize Candle | Facebook I saw a cute video with a an Alzheimer's patient and her daughter today.. Thought of this thread from yesterday and decided to post because it was really light hearted and

  2. Valuable life lessons from an ER nurse....

    ebrooks1013 replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

    Spice is only for

  3. IV and phlebotomy course practice on each other?

    ebrooks1013 replied to timmac98's topic in Canada

    I didn't in nursing in school although I wished they did. In EMT school and in military medic school we did and I felt much more comfortable practicing on my classmates and not letting my first live...

  4. Didn't disclose

    ebrooks1013 replied to christinarae's topic in General Students

    Why is your subject title "Didn't

  5. Starting Nursing School Pregnant

    ebrooks1013 replied to Mamameema's topic in General Students

    Is there anyway to postpone your start date? Not saying this is impossible but it will be extremely difficult. I would rather start fresh in the fall and get plans together than risk

  6. The Story of Jahi Continues

    ebrooks1013 replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    They can't just keep a dead body on support forever can they? This is just wrong. After this round of court appearances somebody should be able to do

  7. The Story of Jahi Continues

    ebrooks1013 replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Nursing News

    Her mother shared an update this week. Eyes covered... Family of Jahi McMath, teen declared brain dead, shares update | New York's PIX11 /

  8. A coworker made me so mad!

    ebrooks1013 replied to typoagain's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I get it. You feel that you could have at minimum got the bloodwork that she agreed to and he went in there and got her all worked up and she just said forget it. Did he know she had agreed to the...

  9. Accidently took home a patients' insulin!

    ebrooks1013 replied to iliket0fuu's topic in Patient Medications

    Guilty! I fussed about someone losing my labs and having to withdraw them, got home and in my lower leg pocket....smh. Guess it was a busy ED

  10. GA Teen Contracted HIV from a hair weave? Really?!?!

    ebrooks1013 replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    This girl is clearly lying and she has someone very angry doing her hair if she thinks a bloody head is normal. It is not normal to have scabs and puncture wounds. The needle used isn't even sharp. So...

  11. GA Teen Contracted HIV from a hair weave? Really?!?!

    ebrooks1013 replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    The braids aren't sewn in. The actual extensions are sewn onto the braids (which are in a corn row style) with a curved needle and

  12. My I'm going to medical school

    ebrooks1013 replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Is this a

  13. Nurse wife Cop hubby

    ebrooks1013 replied to Mrs149's topic in General Nursing

    Well my husband works four days a week and I work three. I work on the days he has off most of the time so someone is watching my son and we spend the mornings together and the evenings when he gets...

  14. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

    ebrooks1013 replied to murseforever's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Many people don't understand the difference until they go to school and work for it. I know I truly didn't when I was a EMT. Now I

  15. Can a doctor "order" a nurse to not assess something?

    ebrooks1013 replied to SilleLu's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your

  16. Can a doctor "order" a nurse to not assess something?

    ebrooks1013 replied to SilleLu's topic in General Nursing

    So I'm not sure if this fits but often in the ED patients have vital signs that fluctuate between ones that the physician can discharge and ones that they probably can't such as high bp or temp. Often...

  17. Have you literally prayed over your workplace?

    ebrooks1013 replied to gibsongirl's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    This was quite

  18. Confused... am I an RN or not??

    ebrooks1013 replied to cabrig's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I don't understand why this would be confusing. If your quick results say fail, you failed the NCLEX. That would mean you are not an

  19. Trouble with nursing

    ebrooks1013 replied to ShanteMurray's topic in General Nursing

    I am not really understanding what you need help with. Did you fail out of school and you need to get back in? Originally it seems as if you were put out and your teachers were discouraging you. It...

  20. Nclex is my worst nightmare

    ebrooks1013 replied to Realkingston13's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I definitely had that moment when studying for the NCLEX. I was not a LPN like you are first so I did not have the knowledge to back me up but I still felt overwhelmed with a little one and husband at...

  21. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    ebrooks1013 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    How about my scabies is acting up? Not a bad reason to come I guess but when scabies becomes a chronic condition for

  22. Notice of Termination Expectations

    ebrooks1013 replied to psychNP2013's topic in Advanced Practice

    My current facility requires four

  23. Poll: Nurse and law enforcement couples

    ebrooks1013 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the ER perspective although I met my husband before I became a nurse. We meet a lot of officers in the ED which equals a lot of opportunities I

  24. Dilaudid for self-driving patient.

    ebrooks1013 replied to thecode's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I believe we are divided at our facility as well. I will give the medication but I will not discharge them until their ride arrives or they sit for four hours. I have seen other nurses wait until they...

  25. Poll: Nurse and law enforcement couples

    ebrooks1013 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Yes my dear husband is a Police